Marlette Lake–Marlette Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Marlette Lake. It climbs 3,203 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,153 – 8,987 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Marlette Lake–Marlette Lake Trail, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,203 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Elevation 7,153–8,985 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 5.5 miTurn left onto Snow Valley Peak, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Marlette Lake.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Marlette Dam Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Marlette Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Marlette Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Snow Valley Peak, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 5.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
81°58°
Thu
88°52°
Fri
88°53°
Sat
88°55°
Sun
87°54°
Mon
87°52°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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